Howard Johnson vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Johnson in this matchup. Johnson's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.598, 24% below the career mark of 0.786, with a batting average of just 0.118, 53% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Johnson striking out less often than usual, once every 23 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.
How Howard Johnson put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Howard Johnson
Matchup Details for Howard Johnson and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between Howard Johnson and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Howard Johnson Career Plate Appearances
5715
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.118
Howard Johnson Career Batting Average
0.249
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
1
Howard Johnson Career Home Runs
228
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed
217
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.059
Howard Johnson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.046
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.500
Howard Johnson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.186
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Howard Johnson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.217
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.063
Howard Johnson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.269
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Howard Johnson Career Hit By Pitch
17
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Howard Johnson Career Intentional Walks
105
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
Howard Johnson Career Strikeouts
1053
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
23.000
Howard Johnson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.430
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
5.000
Howard Johnson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.660
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.304
Howard Johnson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Howard Johnson Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
1
Howard Johnson Career Sacrifice Flies
57
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Howard Johnson Career Ground into Double Play
61
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0